George
C. Guzman, a longtime Waukesha resident, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, at
Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 84 and was greeted in heaven by
his son, Gary “Tiger Lily,” other family members and best buddies. He
was born in Stevens Point on April 15, 1928, the son of Felix and Clara
(nee Kitowski).

He proudly served
his country in the U.S. Navy from 1946 until 1948. The highlight of
George’s military career was when he was on the honor guard when Admiral
Halsey signed the Japanese Peace Treaty ending World War II. On Feb. 3,
1951, he married the former Charlotte “Char” Groshek and they moved to
Waukesha in 1952. George was a 1950 graduate of the American Institute
of Baking in Chicago and worked at Comer’s Bakery on Broadway. He then
worked at Ethan Allen School for Boys for 32 years until his retirement
in 1990. George was a member of the American Legion DJ Martin Post 8,
where he was part of the military honors team. He was a member of St.
Mary Catholic Church.

George had 84 years
packed full of love, joy, family, friends and love for the Lord. He will
be remembered for his caring ways, great sense of humor and his homemade
Christmas cookies and batches of pea and bean soup. George was our rock.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing and each year he looked forward to his
annual fishing trip with the guys. The last four years were difficult
as George was quite homebound, but his motto of “one day at a time” got
him through it.

He will be sadly
missed by his wife of 61 years, Char of Waukesha; his daughters, Sharon
(Robert) Kaufman of Waukesha and Gail (Richard) Riley of Bulls Gap,
Tenn.; his three grandchildren, Josh (Jaime) Kaufman of California,
Sarah Kaufman of New Berlin and Dolores Riley of Washington; and two
great-grandchildren, Haley and Lucas Kaufman. He is further survived by
his sister-in-law, Patricia Guzman of Rhinelander; sister and
brother-in-law, Carolyn and Len Plucinski of Whitewater; along with
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Gary, in 1993 and his
brother, Donald.

Visitation will be
held from 3 p.m. until the 5 p.m. funeral Mass on Thursday, Aug. 16, at
St. Mary Catholic Church, 225 S. Hartwell Ave., Waukesha (corner of
Hartwell and Newhall avenues). The Rev. Howard Haase will preside. An
American Legion walk-through will take place at the church at 3 p.m. by
DJ Martin Post 8. Graveside services with full military honors will be
held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Prairie Home Cemetery. Please meet
at the cemetery office.

If desired masses in
George’s name are appreciated at St. Mary Catholic Church or donations
can be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. For further
information, please call Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral, Cremation and
Preplanning Services at 547-4035 or go to
www.waukeshafunerals.com to leave the family an online tribute
message.